Private Schools

Private Schools in Scottsdale, Arizona

13 private schools in Scottsdale, Arizona with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 3,122 students: 3 Catholic, 4 other religious and 6 nonsectarian. 7 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

202

Median students per teacher

Private schools in Scottsdale, Arizona

Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Notre Dame Preparatory	9–12	975	12.7	Catholic
Rancho Solano Private School-Greenway Campus	PK–5	342	10.6	Nonsectarian
International School of ArizonaSpecial program	K–8	337	16	Nonsectarian
Pardes Jewish Day SchoolSpecial program	K–8	293	7.5	Jewish
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School	PK–8	292	9.8	Catholic
Ville de Marie Academy	K–12	229	15	Catholic
Giant Campus Academy	6–12	202	16	Nonsectarian
Thunderbird Adventist Academy	9–12	131	11	Seventh-Day Adventist
Thunderbird Christian Elementary School	K–8	96	14.8	Seventh-Day Adventist
Brightmont Academy	1–12	82	2.2	Nonsectarian
Brightmont AcademySpecial education	1–12	63	2.2	Nonsectarian
Chrysalis Academy School for Children With AutismSpecial education	1–12	41	8.2	Nonsectarian
Chaparral Christia Community Schools	K–6	39	19.5	Christian

Getting in, and keeping up

Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
AASA practice tests and score levels, the test public schools in Arizona give.
Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring in Arizona.
Colleges in Arizona, for families already looking ahead.

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Scottsdale, Arizona?

13 private schools in Scottsdale, Arizona with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe Survey. Schools that did not answer are not counted, so the real number is higher.

What is the largest private school in Scottsdale, Arizona?

Among schools that answered the survey, Notre Dame Preparatory in Scottsdale is the largest, with 975 students in grades 9–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Scottsdale, Arizona?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Scottsdale, Arizona has 11 students per teacher and 202 students in total.

Do private schools require an entrance exam?

Many independent schools ask for the ISEE or SSAT, and many Catholic high schools use the HSPT. Each school sets its own rule, so check the admissions page of every school on your list.

Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2023-24 public-use data file, National Center for Education Statistics. Schools that answered the survey and enrolled at least 30 students. Amish schools are left out. Schools report their own figures, and a school that did not answer the survey does not appear.